Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Alberta does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

CPAs're looking that develop and maintain professional competence to enable members to continue to perform their professional roles. Any new learning and development that is relevant and appropriate to a member's professional responsibilities and growth as a CPD activity is a professional responsibility. Your annual plan of a first category of learning activities and those that aren't pre-post assessment to be considered Verifiable and those that aren't are considered Unverifiable. You are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA British Columbia does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Saskatchewan does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA New Brunswick does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, if you're not in accordance with the policy, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Newfoundland & Labrador does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Nova Scotia does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Ontario does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Prince Edward Island does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

Given the rapid pace and scope of changes in their profession, chartered professional accountants must continually maintain, update, improve and enhance their knowledge and skills in areas in which they work. In accordance with the applicable regulation respecting mandatory continuing education (specifically Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des CPA), members must complete at least 120 hours over a consecutive three-year period, including 60 verifiable hours, 4 hours of ethics and professional conduct/standards, and 25 hours of continuing education per year. Compliance with this rule is essential for maintaining their professional knowledge and developing their skills. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.

As a CPA, unless exempt, you are required to devote at least 20 hours to continuing education activities per year. CPAs are required to take 120 hours of continuing education activities per three-year rolling reporting period, including a Report of Professional Activity activities in professional setting. At least half of the minimum required hours that are reported by verifiable CPD hours shall include of CPD hours relating from your annual plan to hours of CPD hours activities. CPA Saskatchewan does not require CPD providers to be accredited with their organization in order to offer CPD hours to their members. The course listed on LearnCPA/CPD will not necessarily be accepted by a provincial accounting body. It is up to the professional to determine whether an activity qualifies as eligible towards their CPD requirement.